The Dynamics of Human Adjustment

The Dynamics of Human Adjustment

Author: Percival Mallon Symonds

Publisher:

Published: 1946

Total Pages: 696

ISBN-13:

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Badly dated, very abstract, very orthodox-Freudian psychology textbook. A number of references to homosexuality, but no extended discussion.--P. Thorslev.


Psychology of Human Adjustment

Psychology of Human Adjustment

Author: James A. Brix

Publisher: WestBow Press

Published: 2024-07-18

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13:

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Psychology of Human Adjustment: A Faith-Based Handbook explores the ways in which human beings adapt to the changing circumstances of their lives from birth to death. Written from a faith-based Christian perspective, it supplements the existing secular texts on Adjustment.


Adaptation to Life

Adaptation to Life

Author: George E. Vaillant

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2012-08-01

Total Pages: 415

ISBN-13: 0674072154

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Between 1939 and 1942, one of America's leading universities recruited 268 of its healthiest and most promising undergraduates to participate in a revolutionary new study of the human life cycle. The originators of the program, which came to be known as the Grant Study, felt that medical research was too heavily weighted in the direction of disease, and their intent was to chart the ways in which a group of promising individuals coped with their lives over the course of many years. Nearly forty years later, George E. Vaillant, director of the Study, took the measure of the Grant Study men. The result was the compelling, provocative classic, Adaptation to Life, which poses fundamental questions about the individual differences in confronting life's stresses. Why do some of us cope so well with the portion life offers us, while others, who have had similar advantages (or disadvantages), cope badly or not at all? Are there ways we can effectively alter those patterns of behavior that make us unhappy, unhealthy, and unwise? George Vaillant discusses these and other questions in terms of a clearly defined scheme of "adaptive mechanisms" that are rated mature, neurotic, immature, or psychotic, and illustrates, with case histories, each method of coping.


Managing Performance Abroad

Managing Performance Abroad

Author: Arno Haslberger

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-08-01

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 1136278621

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In a global economy full of multinational firms, international human resource management (including expatriation, career management, and talent management) is a growing topic in the business and management literature and in universities. A thorough understanding of the adjustment of expatriates to their new environment is critical not only for selection and preparation of potential expatriates, but also for the management of expatriate performance. Managed well, expatriates can be key contributors to organizational success while abroad and even after repatriation. Poor understanding and management of expatriate issues, on the other hand, may lead to underperformance and increased turnover of expatriates and repatriates. Managing Performance Abroad summarizes and extends what is known about the topic of expatriate management and adjustment, covering all the major authors and presenting a new approach to the adjustment process. At present, expatriate adjustment is only covered as a chapter in books on international HRM and HRD. Much of this literature relies on outdated concepts and evidence. Furthermore, most business research and management publications use an expatriate adjustment model that was originally published about two decades ago. This book is the first dedicated solely to the subject of expatriate adjustment, enabling readers to formulate research questions and hypotheses and to develop expatriation policies and support systems that optimize the performance of expatriates. It presents a re-formulation of the model underlying management research about expatriate adjustment, providing guidance for researchers and practitioners alike.


101 Defenses

101 Defenses

Author: Jerome S. Blackman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2004-03

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 1135939071

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Defenses are mental operations that restore or maintain psychic equilibrium when people feel that they cannot manage emotions that stem from conflict; they remove components of unpleasant emotions from conscious awareness. For example, using sex, food, or hostility to relieve tension - that's a defense - catalogued here as entry number 68: Impulsivity. Screaming at someone can be a defense. Playing golf can be a defense. So can saving money. Or at least all of these activities may involve defenses. In this book, Blackman catalogs 101 defenses - the most ever compiled - with descriptions practical for use in everyday assessment and treatment of psychopathology. He explains how to detect and interpret a defense and offers supportive therapy techniques. The many practical tips interspersed throughout this text make it an excellent reference tool for students and experienced clinicians, while the user-friendly features allow all readers to experience how psychological defenses operate in everyday life.


Hearings

Hearings

Author: United States. Congress Senate

Publisher:

Published: 1956

Total Pages: 2328

ISBN-13:

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Illusions of Reality

Illusions of Reality

Author: James H. Korn

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 1997-01-01

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 9780791433072

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Examines the origins and the development of the use of deception in psychological research to create illusions of reality.